Acquired by CounterPath Corporation
Industries Embedded SoftwareEnterprise SoftwareInternetMessagingSoftwareUnified CommunicationsVideo ConferencingVoIPHeadquarters Regions Great Lakes Closed Date Jul 28, 2014 Founded Date 2002 Operating Status Closed Last Funding Type Venture - Series Unknown Also Known As SIPquest
Company Type For Profit
Contact Email corporate@counterpath.com Phone Number 613-254-8886
FirstHand Technologies is a technology pioneer with specific expertise in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). By embedding or bundling SIPquest SIP-based software products with their own products, telecom and datacom equipment vendors are able to take advantage of the growing demand for VoIP services and capabilities. IP Telephony is the superset
encompassing more than just VoIP. SIPquest's application and component suite also includes IP-based audio conferencing, video conferencing, data conferencing, application sharing, instant messaging, presence, a multimedia collaboration agent, voice mail, auto attendant, a SIP to H.323 signaling converter, an extensible SIP server and mobile WiFi roaming and collaboration capabilities. SIPquest is committed to expanding the use of SIP technologies through an exclusive licensing agreement with Columbia University's Internet Real-Time Lab and Professor Henning Schulzrinne, Chief Scientific Advisor to SIPquest and co-author of SIP. Located in Ottawa, Canada, SIPquest has the most complete and advanced suite of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) software modules and components on the market.
Transaction Name FirstHand Technologies acquired by CounterPath CorporationAcquired by CounterPath CorporationAnnounced Date Feb 1, 2008